Bangladesh continues the struggle against bird flu

Despite efforts to tackle the virus, bird flu has spread to six more farms
in Bangladesh.

A farm in western Magura district, Bangladesh, was the first to be hit with
the highly pathogenic avian influenza on 22 March. Despite efforts made by
veterinary and health officials, as well as the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization, through culling and banning the movement of chickens, the
virus has spread.

Since the detection of the H5N1 virus on March 22, some 98,000 chickens have been culled
on 38 farms in nine districts.